African milk bush

Description

Euphorbia umbellata , also known as Synadenium grantii , popularly known in Brazil as jana�ba is a plant species of the Euphorbiaceae family. whose epithet is an homage to explorer James Augustus This plant is a shrub of African origin that can reach 2.5 to 3 meters high, well known in the interior of Brazil as "Leiteiro", is used for the formation of live fences in backyards and sites, is also popularly used for various medicinal or visco (sticky rubber used for hunting small birds and rodents); has abundant and irritating latex of the skin and especially of the eyes and mucous membranes